> I find the tomatoes in US stores bland and watery. They must be collected when green and ripe on the truck or in the store. I once read somewhere that many c

> I find the tomatoes in US stores bland and watery. They must be collected when green and ripe on the truck or in the store. I once read somewhere that many commercial tomato varieties have lost their flavor because they have only been selected for appearance (red/flawless). But I don't know if that is true. Luckily I found that here in Europe, recently, there have been very flavorful cherry tomatoes in the grocery stores again, but they cost between 6 to 7 euro/kilo (the watery ones around half the price.) In selecting delicious cherry tomatoes, I observed two criteria: 1) they'll have a somewhat rough surface, rather than smooth - like little particles 2) they'll often have little yellow dots at the top around the stem